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' CHANGE GATE. No, 301,699. Patented July 8, 1884.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFF CE.

GUNINGl-IAM DRAKE, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

CHANGE-GATE.

I SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 301,699, dated July 8, 1884.

Application filed May 17, 1884.. (No model.)

To alt whom it may concern: f Be it known that I, OUNINGHAM- DRAKE, a

citizen of the United States, and a resident of Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Devices for Paying and Receiving Oar-Fares; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, and in whichi Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view taken through a car-door equipped with my improved apparatus for making change. Fig. 2'is an elevation of a portion of the outside of the door, showing the device in position; and

Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view on an enlarged scale. I

The same letters refer to the same parts in all the figures.

This invention relates to an improved apparatus for making change in street-cars and other public conveyances; and it has for its object to provide a device which shall possess superior advantages in point of simplicity, durability, and general efficiency.

To this end it consists in the improved construction and arrangement of parts which will be hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

' In the drawings; A designates the candoor,

through which an inclined opening, B, has

been formed. 0 is a plate or chute attached to the bottom of the said opening, and having at its upper end a rounded. receptacle, D, and terminating at its lower end in a cup, F. The

upper end or.receptacle,l),is provided with a cover, G, hinged to the body of the door, and having on its under side a lug, II, which is connected by means of a cord or chain, I,with the hammer J of a bell or gong, K, attached to the outer side of the door. The cord or said openings being placed adjoining and parallel to the opening B, with which it is connected, while the other is at some distance below, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. l of the drawings. \Vhile one such belt or band would be sufficient, I prefer to employ two of them, as will be seen in Fig. 2 of the drawings. For the upper ends of the said belts or hands I provide the pulleys O, and their lower ends run upon the drum 1 (Shown most clearly in Fig. 3.) This drum contains a spring, Q, a ratchet-wheel, B, and spring dogs or pawls S, engaging the said ratchet-wheel, so to retain the spring in position when wound. The winding may be effected by means of a key or handle, T, mounted upon the center shaft, U, to which one end of the spring is connected.

V is a cup or receptacle mounted upon the belts or hands Min such a position that it shall be capable of being carried by the said belts through the slots B to either of the positions indicated in Fig. l of the drawings.

The operation of my invention is as follows: The position normally occupied by the cup or receptacle V is that shown in dotted lines in Fig. l of the drawings. hen a passenger desires change, he will lift the cover G, thus sounding the alar1nbellK. He then deposits his money in the cup V, and the driver, having been notified of the fact by the alarm-bell, will put into operation any suitable device provided for the purpose of releasin g the spring Q, thus causing the drum P to revolve and carry the cupV down to its lowered position, where he may remove the money and deposit the change. By means of the handle T the drum may then be revolved in the opposite direction, so as to bring the a cup V within reach of the passenger, the same operation serving to wind the spring, so that the operation may be repeated whenever desired.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States-- 1. In an apparatus for making change, the combination, withan inclined plate or chute having a rounded upper end, and provided with a cup-shaped receptacle at its lower end, of a cover hinged at the upper end of the said of the said drum in the act of revolving the same for the purpose of carrying the changecup mounted upon the said belts or bands from the lower to the upper end of the inclined chute, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereunto affixed my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

OUNINGI-IAM DRAKE.

WVitnesses:

LOUIS BAGGER, AUGUST PETERSON. 

